Names of officers who killed Saheed Vassell leaked, father and community call out NYPD
The father of Saheed Vassell demanded more accountability of the police officers who killed his son.
Last Friday evening, 16 weeks after New York City Police Department officers shot and killed Saheed Vassell, the department leaked the names of the officers involved in the shooting. The officers identified were Leon Dinham, Anthony Bottiglieri, Bekim Molic and Omar Rafiq. Everyone but Rafiq was assigned to the 71st Precinct in Crown Heights, Vassell’s district.